For its major exhibition 2023, the Musée d’arts de Nantes looks at hyperrealistic sculpture. Since the 1990s there has been a renewed interest in this art form which has rarely been exhibited in France since its birth in the United States during the 1960s.
Through over thirty works by eleven international sculptors, some of which have never been exhibited before, the Musée d’arts explores the profoundly human and sensorial characteristics of these meticulously realistic sculptures, and the striking illusions they create. A sensory experience and an event you mustn’t miss!
The artists exhibited
Gilles Barbier
Berlinde De Bruyckere
John DeAndrea
Daniel Firman
Duane Hanson
Sam Jinks
Tony Matelli
Saana Murtti
Evan Penny
Marc Sijan
Tip Toland
General Curator: Sophie Lévy, Director-Curator of the Nantes Museum of Art
Scientific curator: Katell Jaffrès, head of contemporary art at the Musée d’arts de Nantes, assisted by Salomé Van Eynde, exhibition assistant at the Musée d’arts de Nantes
10 Rue Georges Clemenceau, Nantes
How to get there?
Parking(s) nearby: Parking Château, Parking Cathédrale, Parking Gare Château
Public transport: Trébuchet, Foch-Cathédrale, St-Clément
Self-service bicycles: Foch (n°32), Jardin Des Plantes (n°63), Saint Clément (n°64), Duchesse Anne (n°49), Gare De Nantes Nord (n°60), Verdun (n°48), Lieu Unique (n°61), Strasbourg (n°3), Gare De Nantes Nord 2 (n°62), Cours Sully (n°65)
Closed today.
Closed on Tuesdays except in July and August.
Exceptional closure on 1 May.
Last admission 30 minutes before closing time.
Evacuation of the exhibition rooms 20 minutes before closing time.
Free for PASS Nantes holders
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Advantage for Pass Nantes holders: free access + reduced rate for guided tours and conference visits.
9 € full price
4€ reduced - Reservation recommended
Free admission on the first Sunday of each month, except July and August.
Free during the weekly nocturne, every Thursday from 7pm to 9pm.
Free for under 18s, disabled people and their companions, jobseekers and recipients of minimum social benefits, Carte Blanche holders, and holders of an annual Museums Pass.
Museum Pass: 15 € (valid for one year from date to date in the 5 metropolitan museums).
The entrance to the Art Museum is accessible via lifts or via a stone staircase with about ten steps.
Only visual works.
This is an exhibition offering very realistic works that may surprise some audiences.
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